Air Asia Inaugural Flight Kuala Lumpur - Da Nang, Vietnam

Hello! I’m back to reality and work after my Merdeka holiday in Vietnam over the weekend. I started to miss the crazy Da Nang DongDong bunch. Well I was one the bloggers under Air Asia Bloggers’ Community (AABC) trip to board Air Asia Inaugural Flight Kuala Lumpur - Da Nang AK648 on 29^th August 2014. AirAsia is the only airline that operates this 4x weekly direct flight connecting Kuala Lumpur – Da Nang every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday. 

AirAsia new route Kuala Lumpur - Da Nang, Vietnam
4 times weekly on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Sunday

Da Nang is currently Air Asia third destination to Vietnam from Malaysia, apart from Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. We arrived at Da Nang International Airport around 130pm and proceed to the press conference of the Inauguration Flight. According to the announcement by the captain, there are total of 180 guests on borad signifying a 100% flight load and the flight was given a grand welcome with a water salute.

Air Asia Inaugural Flight Kuala Lumpur - Da Nang Press Conference 

Vice Director of Culture-Sport and Tourism Department of Da Nang, Tran Chi Cuong; Nguyen Ba Quan, Vice President of Da Nang International  Airport and Nguyen Thanh Vu, Vice President of Da Nang Terminal Operation were at the airport to receive the guests from the inaugural flight. AirAsia Berhad’s Head of Commercial,  Spencer Lee was also on board the flight to celebrate this occasion.

Bloggers, Air Asia Team & Vietnam Tourism Team at
Air Asia Inaugural Flight Press Conference 

Thanks to AirAsia for adding Da Nang, Vietnam back into its list of extensive route network. I am sure many of the travelers, photographers and holiday makes including me would benefitted from this route. Da Nang is an exciting destination, with its old-world charm along with natural wonders. The home to two magnificent UNESCO  Heritage Sites – the ancient city of Hoi An and Hue.

Sun, Sea & Splash at My Khe Beach
with Sue (my artsy & fun roomate)

Woot! on our ride up the Ba Na Hills
from left: Tennyson, Chee Ching, Calista, Anna, Eric, Caroline, Shah & me

Hah! If you want to know what are the interesting places, things to do, happenings and where to eat in Da Nang? Keep an eye on my blog www.sunshinekelly.com, I will be sharing about my experiences and unforgettable moments with you soon. I got few hundreds of photographs to sort out and edit, so sabar sayang. By the way, I miss my Vietnamese coffee now.

In conjunction with the celebration of the inaugural flight from Kuala Lumpur to Da Nang, the airline  is offering promotional seats with all-in-fares from as low as RM97* one-way. Booking period is from 1 st September 2014 until 14th September 2014, for the travel period from 2nd September 2014 –31st January 2015. Booking is available online at www.airasia.com